jdhmnovel Chapter 334 How did you find me?
Chapter 334 How did you find me?
Central Plains, Imperial Palace.
Li Xuanji sat in his study, while the eunuchs beside him kept delivering intelligence reports to him.
The recent turmoil at Biyou Palace has also attracted the attention of Zhongzhou, especially the coalition forces formed by other states, which has puzzled Li Xuanji.
"So, these external evil allied forces surrounded us but didn't kill us?"
Li Xuanji looked at the letter in his hand, his brows furrowing tightly.
"Master, it is like this: the True Immortals who descended to the realm after the massacres of the cities in the other states have been leading large armies and stationed on the border of Biyou Palace for quite some time now."
The eunuch beside him quickly spoke up.
Upon hearing this, Li Xuanji shook his head:
"It seems that Huazhou, where Biyou Palace is located, holds many secrets. These usually hostile palaces have actually joined forces in a rare move. How interesting."
"And several real people died?"
"Send people to keep an eye on things. I have a feeling that the rise of Zhongzhou is just around the corner!"
The eunuch responded and then prepared to leave hastily.
Just then, Li Xuanji suddenly thought of something and asked:
"Where is Wanyun? Have you found her?"
The eunuch was taken aback upon hearing this, then said with a bitter face:
"Her Highness is really good at hiding. We have been searching for a long time but have not found any trace of her. I guess she has run off to another state again."
Upon hearing this, Li Xuanji immediately snorted coldly and said:
"A girl like her, always acting so wildly! If we catch her this time, we'll tie her up and send her straight to Immortal Ding!"
The eunuch dared not speak upon hearing this and could only stand still.
Li Xuanji seemed to have finished speaking, and waved to the eunuch, who then hurriedly retreated with a sigh of relief.
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Two weeks later, at the Washington State border.
The assembled masters remained silent in the camp, making the atmosphere inside the tent somewhat heavy.
"We can't wait any longer. I have a feeling that woman won't give up so easily!"
Suddenly, Master Chu Zixuan of Taiping Palace spoke up.
"That's right, the army of Biyou Palace has retreated a thousand miles. I bet they'd rather retreat all the way back to Biyou Palace! That woman must be up to something in the palace!"
Immediately, someone nearby echoed his sentiment.
"My spies say that in the center of Huazhou, craftsmen have suddenly begun constructing a hundred-zhang-tall stone statue. I wonder if it's related to this?"
Master Xiaoyuan Palace also spoke slowly.
"There are only half a month left, so we can't be careless. Here's what we'll do: we'll split into two groups, one heading straight for Biyou Palace, and the other going to check out the situation at that stone statue."
A real person began to offer suggestions.
"The abbot of Baiyun Temple is right, let's do it this way!"
The other real people also nodded in agreement, thinking that this method was good.
Especially now that all the palace immortals have summoned celestial artifacts to descend to the mortal realm, their strength is simply incomparable to what it used to be.
Although some of the supernatural powers of these immortal artifacts may be suppressed in the human and animal realms, their inherent hardness and sharpness are not diminished in the slightest.
This weapon of mass destruction, which has no level restrictions, can instantly make anyone who finds it a top-tier fighter in the human and animal realm, capable of killing anyone who gets in their way.
At this moment, they also wanted to get back at that woman from Biyou Palace.
After all, the last time so many people joined forces to force him to abdicate, he ended up fleeing in disgrace, which was extremely humiliating.
The two routes are naturally of different levels of danger.
However, based on the experiences of everyone present, they knew that seemingly dangerous places might actually be safe, while safe places were often the most dangerous.
So a large portion of them actually wanted to go to Biyou Palace, instead of heading to the seemingly safe central area of Washington State.
Finally, after a fierce struggle among the crowd, five of the remaining twelve True Immortals reluctantly went to the core area of Zhongzhou, while the other seven went to Biyou Palace.
In an instant, the peaceful scene along the entire border of Huazhou was once again broken by the neighing of warhorses, and column after column scattered in two directions amidst the dust and smoke.
The spies who had been watching this scene all changed their expressions drastically upon seeing this, and then quickly retreated to report back to their respective camps.
Washington, D.C., the city center.
At this moment, a huge open space has been cleared out in the very center of Wanliu City.
A huge wooden scaffold is being erected on the open ground.
The wooden platform was built against a tall stone statue, and at this moment, many craftsmen were still wielding hoes and hammering on the platform.
Beneath the stone statue, many people were pushing carts loaded with huge stones at a brisk pace, making this small town look bustling with activity.
Suddenly, a troop of soldiers on horseback charged into the city, their leader shouting:
"The external evil has invaded! Everyone, leave the city immediately!!"
The group rode their horses around the city, and their shouts immediately alerted everyone in the city.
"External evil spirits? How could external evil spirits come to this place?"
The people inside the city were initially suspicious, but urged by the group of soldiers, they began to pack their belongings and, with their families in tow, surged towards the city gate.
Meanwhile, the stonemasons who were busy in the city center all changed their expressions drastically. They all climbed down from the wooden scaffolding, some even disregarding the height and jumping down from several meters high.
The entire city was thrown into chaos.
Cries, shouts, and the clatter of hooves mingled together, echoing the distant sandstorms, like the surging waves before a storm.
Just a short while later, the 30,000-strong allied army rushed to Wanliu City and surrounded it.
At the front of the army, five people dismounted and then flew into the city, landing in front of the huge stone statue in the center of the city.
Ma Zhaojiu looked up at the huge stone statue, a hint of doubt on his face.
"I don't see anything wrong with it. This thing isn't a statue."
Zou Yun, who was standing next to him, stepped forward and touched the smooth surface of the stone statue, as if he was investigating something.
After a long pause, Zou Yun shook his head and said:
"It's just an ordinary stone statue. It seems to be a way to lure the tiger away from the mountain."
Zhang Gu, one of the five, suddenly spoke up in a cold voice: "It is indeed an ordinary stone statue, but didn't you notice that there seems to be an extra person among us?"
After saying that, he suddenly turned around and chopped backward with one hand. A streak of light appeared and then vanished.
Zhang Gu's hand was now firmly held in the grasp of a strange young man, whose expression was somewhat odd as he asked:
"How did you find me?"
Zhang Gu's face turned bright red, and veins bulged on the arm that the young man was holding. But the young man stood still without moving, and his expression didn't change at all.
"You fucking bastard, you're carrying something this big on your back, and you're asking me how I found it? I'm not blind!!"
Zhang shouted at the man.
Ding Yi stood there, then suddenly slapped his forehead, only then remembering the nuclear sword he was carrying on his back.
This thing would activate its self-weight-bearing characteristic as long as he carried it, so he couldn't feel any weight at all, to the point that Ding Yi forgot he had brought it with him this time.
"I'm sorry, it was my mistake."
Ding Yi grinned, revealing his gleaming teeth.